"You call that knocking? That's a first for me!" Zhou Heng said blandly, a trace of displeasure appearing on his face. "But I don't feel the slightest bit surprised!"
"Zhou Heng, stop flapping your gums!" an Ascension Emperor said coldly. "The Ancestor wishes to see you. Come with us!"
"Ancestor?" Zhou Heng paused. Where had this one come from?
"You'll know once you go!" The four Ascension Emperors did not dare use force against Zhou Heng either. After all, even a one-phase Ascension Emperor had once been easily blasted into defeat by him.
Zhou Heng released his divine sense, and his expression shifted slightly after one sweep. He sensed a heavy stench of blood, as well as corpses and bloodstains that had yet to be fully cleared away.
Wasn't killing forbidden in the Holy Immortal Hall? How had so many people suddenly died?
He had only been in seclusion for a little over two months. How had the entire world undergone such earthshaking turmoil so suddenly?
"Fine, let's go take a look," Zhou Heng said casually. He was now a fifteen-phase Ascension Emperor. In this little world, unless that supreme deity arrived in person, there was no one he needed to fear.
The four Ascension Emperors exchanged glances, all feeling greatly relieved. After all, they were facing a formidable figure with the battle prowess of an Ascension Emperor!
Two led the way in front while two brought up the rear, hemming Zhou Heng in between them. At first glance, the escort seemed highly ceremonial, but Zhou Heng naturally knew they feared he might suddenly flee—though if Zhou Heng truly wanted to leave, who in this world could stop him?
Before long, they arrived at the highest point of the Holy Immortal Hall. A building that had once stood here had